PAT kicks not always part of plan

Even if Wellington scores the first touchdown Friday night against Munday in its Class 1A Division II state semifinal game, don’t be shocked at what may happen next.

As in no kicking the extra point.

Wellington coach Wade Williams did not call on his kicking game to attempt a field goal or extra point last week during the Skyrockets 20-14 state quarterfinal victory against Springlake-Earth.

Wellington went for a two-point conversion following all three touchdowns against Springlake-Earth, going 1-for-3.

“My theory on that is pretty simple,” Williams said of the unique philosophy. “We go out in practice and we kick 10 during the week. If we aren’t at least 50 percent, I don’t do it for the game.”

Williams’ players back their coach in the unique way he handles the point-after-attempts.

“We just get ready and get behind the big boys,” said Wellington running back Jesse Culpepper of the two-point conversions.

Now, it’s not like Wellington hasn’t kicked extra points during the season.

“We have done it this way all year long,” Williams said. “Sometimes we do kick, sometimes we don’t kick. You live and die by it sometimes. But if we can’t kick 50 percent of the time in practice we don’t have any business kicking them in games.”